Wind and Transmission Workshop - What Every Utility, Wind Developer and Manufacturer Needs to Know

The AWEA and CanWEA Wind & Transmission Workshop being held in Detroit April 29th and 30th is less than a week away. If you have not yet registered, I encourage you to do so right away. This compelling workshop will feature FERC Commissioner Marc Spitzer and NERC President Richard Sergel as keynote speakers, as well as a welcoming address by ITCTransmission CEO Joe Welch. There will also be an outstanding line-up of other industry experts who will cover initiatives and case studies that are meaningful to multiple regions. It promises to be a high quality workshop covering all the key issues and actionable solutions, including topics such as interconnection queues, getting infrastructure built, reliability standards, and transmission services. For more information, you are welcome to visit our web site where a listing of attendees is posted at www.awea.org/events/transmission08. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions regarding this exciting and important workshop for the wind industry. Sincerely, Rob Gramlich Policy Director American Wind Energy Association 202-383-2521 Click here to forward this to a colleague Please Join Us at the AWEA and CanWEA Wind & Transmission Workshop What Every Utility, Wind Developer and Manufacturer Needs to Know Topics to be covered include: Wind growth and potential in the U.S. and Canada Transmission limits to the growth of wind power, such as operational, infrastructure and services Models of successful, proactive transmission development and transmission cost recovery policies Making new transmission products work for wind companies and transmission providers, including conditional firm service, redispatch, curtailment, and dynamic line ratings Reliability rules, such as voltage ride-through and reactive power Solutions to interconnection queue logjams State and Provincial case studies & solutions US Federal legislation and regulatory initiatives in US and Canada What you will learn: How to overcome transmission challenges developing wind projects How to use new innovations in transmission services and operations How to expand transmission to better accommodate wind How interconnection standards will affect wind projects Who should attend: Wind developers Wind turbine manufacturers Transmission system operators, planners, and reliability authorities State/Provincial and National Regulators Wind energy customers including utilities Law firms Consultants For more information, including a detailed program agenda, speakers, registration and venue, visit www.awea.org/events/transmission08. Forward this to a colleague! _______________________________________________________________ AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION Conference & Education Department 1101 14TH Street NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20005 Phone: (202) 383-2512 Fax: (202) 383-2505 Email: conference@awea.org Web: http://www.awea.org/events Note: this email message is distributed by the American Wind Energy Association.

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